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Prince records&nbsp;When&nbsp;Doves&nbsp;Cryhttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/11/prince-when-doves-cry
March 1984: Number 30 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop music<p>Suddenly Michael Jackson had competition. The lead single from Prince's self-mythologising album and film project Purple Rain added further weight to the notion that he was, arguably, the more naturally talented of&nbsp;the two.</p><p>The last song delivered for the album and movie project, but the first single, When Doves Cry was No 1 in the US for five weeks, its lyrics a Freudian drama that mixed parental and relationship troubles, drawn from his own upbringing. Prince was named after his father's own stage persona, and when his parents split up he became determined to better his dad on piano. Such was the fuel that drove him to record an album that knocked Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA off the top of the charts.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/11/prince-when-doves-cry">Continue reading...</a>Pop and rockMusicCulturePrinceFri, 10 Jun 2011 23:32:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/11/prince-when-doves-cryEbet Roberts/RedfernsPrince performing on stage - Purple Rain tour Photograph: Ebet Roberts/RedfernsEbet Roberts/RedfernsPrince performing on stage - Purple Rain tour Photograph: Ebet Roberts/RedfernsGareth Grundy2011-06-10T23:32:49Z